单词 | giantry |
释义 | giantryn. rare. a. The race of giants; giants collectively. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > fabulous or mythical human > giant > race of giantry1611 gianthood1859 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Geanterie, giantrie; the generation, race, kind, or brood, of Giants. 1816 R. Southey Poet's Pilgrimage to Waterloo iv. 21 The Giantry of old their God defied. b. Tales about giants; giant-mythology. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > marvellous tale > [noun] > about giants gigantology1773 giantry1784 1784 H. Walpole Lett. (1820) IV. 380 The flimsy giantry of Ossian has introduced mountainous horrors. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1611 |
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